In English, please!
イクメン
An ikumen is a father who is actively involved in raising his children.
For example, he will take his children to a kindergarten and pick them up afterward.
He will bathe his children and change their diapers.
Some ikumen take parental leave.
The word "ikumen" is "iku" or raising children and "men".
- take care of はベビーシッターのような一時的な世話
- I grow beans. とは言うが、人間を育てる場合には raise
- send は郵便物を送る場合で、人間を送る場合は take to, pick up, drop off
- holiday は遊ぶための休暇なので、leave を用いる
- 1 文目を簡単に言うと、An ikumen is a father who raises his children.
- bathe は bath の動詞形
- 3 文目の their がないと、子供のおむつか自分のおむつか分からない
- parental は parent の形容詞形
- 父親の場合は paternal leave／母親の場合は maternal leave でもよい
- アメリカでは父親が育児を手伝うのは普通なので、An ikumen is a normal father.
聞き耳リスニングクイズ
I'm black and shiny.
People often ask for me at 3(three) o'clock.
I'm normally given as a present.
Water, sweet potatoes and chestnuts are my good friends.
People like me best when I'm born from a tiger.
But I'm actually a sheep.
Who am I?
羊羹
- chestnut 栗
- マロングラッセ marrons glaces はフランス語
- chest nut 胸フェチ
